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Things to do in Santa Barbara, Montecito, Carpinteria & Goleta

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23rd Annual

Santa Barbara Harbor & Seafood Festival Santa Barbara Harbor

Free

Sports & Recreation

Ride Santa Barbara 100 Chase Palm Park

Also Sat 17 Oct

Halloween

Stick or Treat! Halloween Bucket Decorating for Kids! Santa Barbara Public Market

Tickets

Health & Wellness

Sound Healing: Journey Through the Chakras IN-PERSON Event Unity of Santa Barbara

Also Fri 20 Nov Tickets

Next up in Santa Barbara

Sports & Recreation

Ride Santa Barbara 100 Chase Palm Park

The premier cycling event set on California’s Central Coast, is returning to the Santa Barbara coastline for its 15th anniversary ride on October 17, 2026.

Tomorrow in Santa Barbara

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Health & Wellness

Sound Healing: Journey Through the Chakras IN-PERSON Event Unity of Santa Barbara

Also Fri 20 Nov Tickets

Music

Ingrid Michaelson: Cozy Fall Trio Tour Lobero Theatre

Tickets

This weekend in Santa Barbara

8 events See all →

Sports & Recreation

Ride Santa Barbara 100 Chase Palm Park

Also Sat 17 Oct

Health & Wellness

Sound Healing: Journey Through the Chakras IN-PERSON Event Unity of Santa Barbara

Also Fri 20 Nov Tickets

Music

Ingrid Michaelson: Cozy Fall Trio Tour Lobero Theatre

Tickets

23rd Annual

Santa Barbara Harbor & Seafood Festival Santa Barbara Harbor

Free

42nd Annual Festival

Santa Barbara Vintners Festival Grand Tasting

Tickets

All That and More

Lucy Darling: All That and More Lobero Theatre

Also Sat 17 Oct Tickets

Goldenvoice Presents

MUNA: Get So Hot Tour Santa Barbara Bowl

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Cars

Cars and Coffee Lower Manning Park

+41 more dates Free

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Next seven days

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Sports & Recreation

Ride Santa Barbara 100 Chase Palm Park

Also Sat 17 Oct

Health & Wellness

Sound Healing: Journey Through the Chakras IN-PERSON Event Unity of Santa Barbara

Also Fri 20 Nov Tickets

Music

Ingrid Michaelson: Cozy Fall Trio Tour Lobero Theatre

Tickets

23rd Annual

Santa Barbara Harbor & Seafood Festival Santa Barbara Harbor

Free

42nd Annual Festival

Santa Barbara Vintners Festival Grand Tasting

Tickets

All That and More

Lucy Darling: All That and More Lobero Theatre

Also Sat 17 Oct Tickets

Goldenvoice Presents

MUNA: Get So Hot Tour Santa Barbara Bowl

Tickets

Cars

Cars and Coffee Lower Manning Park

+41 more dates Free

Halloween

Stick or Treat! Halloween Bucket Decorating for Kids! Santa Barbara Public Market

Tickets

Lobero LIVE

Sarah Jarosz Lobero Theatre

Tickets

Julian Lage Quartet

Julian Lage Quartet Lobero Theatre

Tickets

Further ahead

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RISE Tour

Melissa Etheridge: RISE Lobero Theatre

Tickets

Takin' Care of Biscuits Tour

Fortune Feimster Lobero Theatre

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OPENING WEEKEND

Rachmaninoff's Second Concerto The Granada Theatre

Also Sun 25 Oct Tickets

Newly Commissioned Ballet

Dracula, A Dark Shadow The Granada Theatre

Also Sat 31 Oct Tickets

1st Tuesday Every Month

Sound Healing with Crystal Singing Bowls Unity of Santa Barbara

Also Tue 1 Dec

First Thursday of Every Month

Paint at Paseo Paseo Nuevo

Free

Sports & Recreation

Santa Barbara Half Marathon Chase Palm Park

+2 more dates

Politics

Climate Fridays Santa Barbara The Hub - Community Environmental Council

Also Fri 4 Dec

Opera Santa Barbara

Rigoletto - Opera Santa Barbara Lobero Theatre

+2 more dates Tickets

2026 SEASON

Santa Barbara Invitational Concours Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club

Also Sun 8 Nov Tickets

Learning

New Volunteer Orientation Santa Barbara Zoo

Also Sat 5 Dec

Featuring The Doublewide Kings

Psychedelic Symphony 2: Take Another Trip The Granada Theatre

Also Sat 7 Nov Tickets

CAMA Presents

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra The Granada Theatre

Tickets

Jazz at the Lobero

Charles Lloyd Quartet Lobero Theatre

Tickets

Every Second Saturday

Kids Club at Paseo Nuevo Paseo Nuevo

Free Tickets

Presented by The Santa Barbara Symphony

Symphonie Fantastique! The Granada Theatre

Also Sun 15 Nov Tickets

Series · The R&B Tour

Usher & Chris Brown — The R&B Tour: Inglewood SoFi Stadium

Also Mon 16 Nov Tickets

Spotlight SB

Mara Liasson: Making Sense of the Midterm Muddle Lobero Theatre

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